Description and condition:

Green boards hardback, dustcover, 8vo, 499pp, index, b/w illustrations, colour plates.

Good or better copy, slight toning around the edges, else nice clean pages. In good dustcover with moderate wear.

Contents:

Sewing: equipment and stitches for household linen, darning and patching, the sewing machine. Embroidery in white and colours: various embroidery stitches. Drawn-thread work: hemstitch, Sicilian and Sardinian drawn-thread work, Hardanger embroidery. Embroidery on counted threads: cross stitch, Assisi embroidery, Holbein stitch or double running stitch, filling stitches, canvas stitches. Embroidery upon delicate fabrics: embroidery upon organdy, shadow stitch, embroidery on tulle and net, lingerie. Knotted lace: tatting, macrame work, Cavandoli work, Teneriffe lace, Puncetto work, Rodi or Smyrna stitch. Laces made by needle and bobbin: netting and Aemilia-ars, renaissance lace; Venetian and Burano laces, Modano lace, bobbin lace. Crocheted laces: crocheting, Irish lace, Orvieto lace. Knitting. Various types of embroidery: Italian embroidery, embroidering gold, applique work, embroidery with beads and sequins, finishings and decorations for embroidery. Miscellaneous: design in embroidery, practical rules for the washing and pressing of embroidery and laces.